Spread positive values and fight against the wrong and the bad
On the morning of March 27, Steering Committee 35 of the Party Committee of the Fatherland Front, central mass organizations and the Party Committee of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Journalists Association organized a Conference to improve the quality of political theory, knowledge, professional expertise, and digital skills associated with protecting the ideological foundation of the Party in 2026.
Speaking at the conference, Mr. Nguyen Minh Chung - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department of the Party Committee of the Fatherland Front, Central Agencies, Deputy Head of Steering Committee 35 of the Party Committee of the Fatherland Front, Central Agencies - said that the Resolution of the 14th Party Congress emphasized the requirement to be steadfast, apply and creatively develop Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh's ideology; strengthen the protection of the Party's ideological foundation; proactively fight and refute wrong and hostile views in the new situation. This is a regular, long-term, and vital task for the Party and our regime.
At the conference, Mr. Nguyen Minh Chung raised a number of contents focusing on thoroughly grasping and implementing a number of important issues.
In which, clearly defining the role of the press team in the new period. The team of cadres, reporters, and editors is not only the messenger but also the core force on the ideological and cultural front of the Party.
Each journalistic work must be a political product, contributing to orienting public opinion, consolidating trust, spreading positive values and fighting against the wrong and the bad.
Along with that, improve the quality of political theory associated with practice. In particular, it is necessary to improve the ability to identify manifestations of "peaceful evolution", "self-evolution", "self-transformation" in cyberspace.
He also believes that it is necessary to strongly innovate journalistic nghiệp vụ in the digital media environment.
Experience in using 10 "Ts
At the conference, Colonel, Journalist Do Phu Tho - Editor-in-Chief of Vietnam Veterans Newspaper, Expert of Steering Committee 35 of the Central Military Commission - shared experiences in writing articles to fight against wrong views and protect the ideological foundation of the Party.
In which, he emphasized the experience of using 10 "Ts", which are: Information, collective, caution, alertness and straightforwardness.
Explaining the contents of the 10 "Ts", in which the first 2 Ts are Information - journalist Do Phu Tho said that before creating journalistic works to protect the Party's ideological foundation, fighting against wrong and hostile views, the author needs to have enough information. In which, it is necessary to carefully consider the false and distorted information that reactionary forces put forward to have appropriate response plans.
The next two Ts he mentioned next are: Collective. Reality shows that an individual can hardly create good journalistic works on the topic of protecting the Party's ideological foundation, fighting against wrong and hostile views, but needs the help of the collective. The authors should report to the responsible person in their agency or unit about the tasks they plan to do to be provided with information, to share work, and to be protected when in danger.
Next, journalist Do Phu Tho mentioned the next 2 Ts: Caution. This is a necessary requirement for the creator of journalistic works to protect the Party's ideological foundation in the struggle to refute wrong and hostile views. Caution in evaluating the conspiracies of hostile forces. Caution when summarizing information sources. Caution when receiving feedback.
Next are the two Ts: Be alert. Must be alert to the sinister plots of hostile forces, to material and emotional temptations. Be alert to the opinions of praise and criticism about the work.
And finally, he mentioned 2 words: Straightforwardness. He believes that the language, arguments, and evidence in journalistic works that protect the Party's ideological foundation and fight against wrong and hostile views must be frank. Authors who create journalistic works about this talent also need to be frank in the struggle to protect their works and protect justice.
